🔴 BREAKING: SS United States SINKS Today Off Destin | Controlled Flooding Creates Massive Dive Site The SS United States sinking off Destin, Florida, is set for today as crews prepare to turn the 990-foot ocean liner into the world’s largest artificial reef. 🔎 Worried about your personal info being exposed online? Run a free privacy scan ➜ https://dataseal.io/signup?via=ickedmel Okaloosa County scheduled deployment operations to begin at 1 p.m. Central (2 p.m. Eastern) on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The county moved the sinking up by one day because of strong winds in Thursday’s forecast. Join us live as we follow the controlled flooding about 22 nautical miles southwest of Destin-Fort Walton Beach. The ship’s original seawater pipes once helped cool its boilers. Now crews plan to open those valves to let seawater fill the hull. Once the liner settles on the Gulf floor, a survey will document its final position at the new wreck diving site. The SS United States broke the transatlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952. Decades later, it became a familiar sight on Philadelphia’s waterfront before its final tow to Mobile, Alabama, where crews prepared it for the reef. Do you think turning the SS United States into a dive site was the right call, or would you have preferred to see it preserved above water? Leave your take in the comments and subscribe for more live coverage. Sources and coverage Okaloosa County deployment announcement via the Destin Chamber https://business.destinchamber.com/news/details/ss-united-states-artificial-reef-deployment-date-moved-up-to-nov-11 Associated Press coverage of the ship and the controlled flooding https://apnews.com/article/88773c4030b0e2e12f3d63f5426ad285 #breakingnews #livenews #ship #ssunitedstates #artificialreef #destinflorida